The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-04-23

tor. house and lot on York turnpike, near Tow
Monday' May 9th, by VIM. S. Keech, adminstra-
tor, valuable real estate on Roland avenue Stn
district.
tee, valuable real estate in the 18th district
The assembly of knights of Labor at Texas,
Sth district, has over $50 members.
Mr.. Joseph Ritter, who lived near Owings'
Mills, died on Saturday last, in his S5th year.
The Democrats of Mt. Washington nave
formed a club, with Mr.. W. S. Powell, president.
The Har,pden electric railway is now run
ming cars ever twenty minutes, up to ll.4o at
night.
Mr.. Lewis NJ. Bacon, Court Clerk, was alb
sent from the office several days the past week on
account of sickness.
The damages assessed by tho examiner for
opening Cedar avenue amount to SS,4Oo, ana the
benefits are assessed at $50, 100.
Col. Daniel Jenifer, of the 11th district,
has been drawn to serve as a petit juror at the
April term of the U. S. Circuit Court.
-Messrs E. Cuttings Merryman, Albert L.
Love and J. B. Ensor have been elected members
of the Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club.
The venerable Judge Joshua F. Cockey, OF
Cockeysville, was in Towsontown on Wednesday,
and was apparently in the enjoyment OF good
health.
The Pension Office last week granted
pension to Patrick McCarty, of Reisterstown, and
one to Stansbury GALLON, of Walkers Switch, N.
C. R. R.
Mrs. Black, of Baltimore, addressed meet
ing at the Towsontown NJ. e. Church, on Tuesday
evening, held in the interest of the W. G. L. U. OF
this place. o..
that Mr. Michael O'Hara, who was member OF
the last Legislature, will not be a candidate for
reelection.
Mrs. Knox, who lives on the Hartford road,
was painfully hurt in Baltimore few days ago,
by falling from her wagon, the wheels OF which
passed over her body. ~.
f-Gen. James C. Clark, president of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad, will take six months
leave of absence and will spend the time among
his friends in Maryland.
We experienced little cold snap this
week, with some ice on Tuesday morning, but the
rain which came with it was much needed and
did great deal of good.
Samuel Brady, ESQ.,, of the Sd district, who
has been confined to the house with rheumatism
for some time, is again able to be out and was IN
Towsontown on Wednesday.
Andrew Medairy, employed on dairy
farm near Mt. Washington, dropped dead in the
ward on Wednesday. He was 81 years of age and
leaves wife and two children.
Xxx County Commissioner William IL.
Wight, of the Sth district, was here this week on
business. He viii again enter the lists noxt foil
as candidate for Commissioner.
The residence in Ellicott City occupied by
Judge John 7. B. Dorsey and his son, Mr.. Thos.
B. Dorsey, formerly of Towsontown, was partially
destroyed by fire on Wednesday.
DIR. NJ. f. Rankin, of Cleveland, Ohio, who
had been i'll for some time at the residence of his
father, DIR. R. G. Rankin, Waverly, has recovered
and returned to his home in the West.
CHARLES Gore, of the 9th district, died on
Monday of typhoid pneumonia aged thirty years.
He was son of the late Samuel Gore, who was
at one time a member of the County School
Board.
The County Commissioners have appointed
Rev. Page Milburn, of the M. E. Church, and
Rev. ]. L. Elderdice, of the M. P. Church, chap
lains to the county Jail, each to receive $50 per
annum.
Mr.. J. Williams, manager of the Powhatan
Mills, was thrown over an embankment on the
Calverton road, Wednesday last, caused by his
horse taking fright, and sustained a number of
cuts and bruises.
Mr.. Harry Imwold, who lately purchased
the property of Mr.. Isaac Hartman, on the Joppa
road west of Towsontown, has been quite sick for
some time and is under the professional care of
DIR. Jas. II. Jarrett.
The case of William H. Richardson, now
confined in Jail here will be taken up by the Gov
ernor, upon application for pardon, on Thursday,
2Sth inst. The general impression is that the
pardon will be granted.
ing the laying of the second track of the York
road railway because it encroaches upon their
sidewalks. Doubtless the company will endeavor
to remedy the trouble.
While trench was being dug out from the
foundation of Mr.. Lewis H. Urban's new house,
in this town, few days ago, one of the workmen
found, nearly two feet below the surface, q seal
ring almost good new.
There is good prospect that the tax rate
for the current year can be fixed at go cts on the
800, which will be cts. less than it was last
year. This will be good news for the taxpayers,
and especially the farmers.
The incorporators of the new Deer Greek
and Susquehanna Railroad Company will hold a
meeting at Churchville, May 18th, for the purpose
of electing board of directors to manage tenn
porarily the affairs of the company.
The Young Mems Guild of Trinity P. E.
Church has rented the rooms over Mr.. ]. Alex.
Parett's store, in this place, and will fit them up
for meeting place. Among other amusements
it is proposed to have ten-pin alley.
Mr.. Frank Tenny, formerly manager of the
Ashland Furnace, paid a visit to that place last
Sunday and was the guest of Mr.. E. H. Earnshaw.
His many friends gave him hearty welcome.
Mr.. Tenny is now q resident of Harrisburg.
Mrs. Bateman, wife of Mr.. James S. Bate
man, a well known business man of Waverly,
died on Wednesday, after q few days illness from
typhoid pneumonia. She was A years of age
and prominent member of the M. e. Church.
DIR. Massenburg, our sanitary inspector, was
before the County Commissioners this week to re-
commend some changes and improvements in the
closets in the Court House, which have long been
in bad condition and should receive immediate at
tenton.
Mr.. Peter F. Cockey, of Cockeysville, whose
illness has been heretofore referred to in The
UNION, has been in q very critical condition the
past week and no hope is entertained for his re-
covery. He is suffering from cancer of the
stomach.
Mr.. Stephenson Archer, of John, who was
at one time connected with the Maryland Central
road, but who lie now cashier of one of the B. &
O.'s traffic piers in New York, was married at
Waco, Texas, on Wednesday, to Miss Magale, of
that city.
Mr.. Thomas Poultney, who died at his res
idence in Baltimore Tuesday last, in his.6 lst
year, was formerly owner of the Pot Spring farm,
in the 9Th district of this county. For many
years he was engaged in the hardware business,
the firm being Poultney Trimble.
The fair held under the auspices of the
Dorcas Society of Trinity P. E. Church, Towson-
town, on Friday night of last week, Melted $685.
Many of the little girls wore fancy dresses and
were active in disposing of the articles on hand.
The sum raised will be devoted to charitable pur-
poses.
Cold Spring lane, from the York road to
Charles street avenue, is to be widened to uni
form width Oh eignty Ieet Strengthened anu graueo
Messrs. A. S. Abel and 7. Harrison Garrett own
nearly all the land on both sides of the lane, the
only other property touching it being that of Mr..
Jas. G.. Wilson.
In the last week or two hundreds of horses
in Baltimore have been affected with a mild dis
ease somewhat similar to epizootic, and it will no
doubt spread to the surrounding country. No
fatal cases have been reported and if little at
tention is paid to an ailing animal no danger is
to be apprehended.
Twenty -six years ago last Tuesday april
10th, 1851, was one of the most exciting days
experienced in Towsontown, and the events which
occurred then are still fresh in the minds of many
people. That day may be said to have been the
beginning of the terrible conflict which followed,
and gave our people faint idea of what war
really is. 1t is earnestly hoped that the gener-
atoms to come may not be called upon to encoun-
ter similar experiences, and it is safe to say they
will not.